Air Force to bring more C-5s back to service

A few years ago, the size of the fleet was more than 100 aircraft; today, it’s half of that, according to Gen. Carlton Everhart, the head of Air Mobility Command.

Over the next few years, the Air Force plans to allocate funding to move at least eight of the Lockheed Martin Corp.-made strategic airlifters out of backup status, according to Lt. Gen. Jerry D. Harris, the service’s deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements.

“We’re going to buy back two a year for four years, if we’re able to have a predictable budget to get the fleet back to a higher quality,” Harris said Thursday during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee.” – DoDBuzz

Featured image of a C-5 Galaxy, with the 301st Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., departing for Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, carrying 398th Air Expeditionary Group personnel by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle, US Air Force